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China requires sincerity from Australia to improve trade

Australian official have said that China could lift the ban on imports of Australian wine early next year. Chinese analysts warned that Australia needs to ...
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Posted on December 21, 2023

Aspiration of 200% growth in textile exports

Pakistan continues to struggle with the challenge of weak exports. This has had an adverse impact on the nation’s trade balance, current account, and for...
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Posted on December 20, 2023

Israeli cargo avoiding Red Sea

One of the world's largest shipping firms said it would no longer carry Israeli cargo via the Red Sea. The shipping line said: "For the safety of ships ...
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Posted on December 19, 2023

Shipping re-routes after Red Sea Attacks

The threats to shipping around Egypt’s Suez Canal may increase freight rates from Asia to Europe or to the US East Coast as ships take alternative, longe...
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Posted on December 18, 2023

China has lifted restrictions on meat imports from 3 abattoirs in Australia

Trade and agriculture ministers in Australia said on Tuesday (Dec 12) that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three large abattoirs in A...
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Posted on December 15, 2023

Discussions about banning Russian grain imports

A ban on imports of Russian grain is being discussed at the European level after Latvia's suggested it. What companies import grain, does this productio...
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Posted on December 14, 2023

Railf Freight Trains halved in 2023

Rail freight volumes along the 'New Silk Road' decreased by around 50 per cent this year. According to the operator, the drop was already visible within th...
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Posted on December 13, 2023

MEPs to curb spike in bogus imports

The European Parliament has approved an ambitious policy in advance of talks with EU ministers on the overhaul of European honey marketing rules. This is ...
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Posted on December 12, 2023

China develops growing appetite for food imports

Imported food has increasingly become a feature on Chinese dining tables. In addition to milk from New Zealand, coconuts from Thailand, cherries from Chile...
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Posted on December 11, 2023

Revised freight forwarding in Phillipines

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hopes to finalise revisions to the freight forwarding rules for seaborne cargo this year. “The DTI is committ...
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Posted on December 8, 2023

Heathrow imports increase expected before Christmas

A Heathrow-based freight forwarder said it expects its imports in the run up to Christmas to be up almost one third compared to last year, adding that Indi...
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Posted on December 7, 2023

German exports & imports decline in October 2023

German exports in October 2023 experienced a marginal decline of 0.2 per cent; imports saw a more significant drop of 1.2 per cent compared with September ...
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Posted on December 6, 2023

UK increases imports from non-EU countries

After the U.K. left the EU, its agricultural import suppliers grew more diverse. Products from China, the United States, and Brazil are now primary sou...
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Posted on December 5, 2023

UK Trade with EU Remains Strong post Brexit

The United Kingdom (U.K.) is the fifth largest importer by value of agricultural products in the world. The U.K. has a limited capacity to produce agricul...
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Posted on December 4, 2023

Poland, Ukraine: Polish freight drivers extend protest

Polish freight drivers have extended and intensified protests blocking Ukrainian freight vehicles from using several border crossings on the shared border ...
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Posted on December 1, 2023

Walmart increases goods import from India

Walmart,the world's largest retailer, shipped one quarter (25%) of its US imports from India between January and August, as compared to just 2% in 2018. ...
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Posted on November 30, 2023

Isle of Man bans livestock imports after UK bluetongue cases – BBC

The importation of livestock to the Isle of Man has been banned after cases of bluetongue were confirmed in the UK. The immediate ban covers sheep, cattle...
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Posted on November 29, 2023

Freight Ships run aground in storms in Mediterranean and Black Sea

AS heavy storms lashed the Med and Black Sea, Turkish authorities responded to a call for help from ta 3 666 dwt vessel, a Cameroon-registered cargo ship t...
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Posted on November 28, 2023

Bulgarian wheat exports soar

High initial stocks, good export demand and high prices have driven Bulgarian wheat exports in 2023-24 to 3 million tonnes as of early November. This is an...
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Posted on November 27, 2023

Air cargo volatility

The air cargo volatility of the last few years is looking like it could end in 2024 with “classic seasonality” set to return. In its market outlook fo...
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Posted on November 23, 2023

Vietnamese firms urged to encourage imports from the UK

Firms in Vietnam should foster their imports of raw materials from the United Kingdom (UK) to enjoy preferential tariffs brought by the UK-Việt Nam Free ...
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China resumes Australian barley imports

China resumed imports of Australian barley in October, importing 313,700 tons worth $88.4 million. This is the first batch of imports for more than thre...
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Posted on November 22, 2023

Airships for Large Cargo

A French logistics and freight forwarder has a new idea on how to move large cargo for shippers; they plan to fly it to and from the ship using airships no...
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Posted on November 21, 2023

Ukraine’s food exports to Africa fall

Ukraine has sharply reduced its exports of agricultural products to Asian and African countries in 2023 due to blocked seaports in the Black Sea. A substa...
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Posted on November 20, 2023

E C sanctions against Russian diamond exports

The European Commission is proposing a new round of sanctions on Moscow because of its war in Ukraine, this time targeting exports of Russian diamonds. ...
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Posted on November 17, 2023

Japan’s exports increase

Japan experienced mixed results in its trade sector in October. Exports had a modest rise of 1.6% yoy to JPY 9167B, marking the second consecutive month of...
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Posted on November 16, 2023

India’s palm oil, sunoil imports

Palm oil imports to India stood at 9.79 million metric tons in 2022/23 marketing year ended on Oct. 31. Sunflower oil imports rose to 3 million tons, a Mum...
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Posted on November 15, 2023

Agricultural Exports South Africa

Agricultural leaders have come out in defence of the department’s gazetted procedure for exports from the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique t...
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Posted on November 14, 2023

New Freight Ferry Belfast-Birkenhead

A newly introduced freight-ferry for the Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route involved a ro-ro vessel making a maiden overnight crossing on the Irish Sea. ...
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Posted on November 13, 2023

Irish beef exports to China this year

Latest figure indicate that the volume and the value of Irish beef exports to China, with data available up to the end of August of this year, are increasi...
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Posted on November 10, 2023

Live animal exports ban ‘historic’ achievement

The commitment to banning live exports of animals in the King’s Speech has been greeted by animal campaign groups as a ‘historic’ achievement. The ...
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Posted on November 9, 2023

Chile grape exports expected increase

Chilean table grape production will increase by nearly 15% in the 2023-24 marketing year, a new report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service says. ...
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Posted on November 8, 2023

Ukraine exports over 9.8M t of grains

During the 2023/2024 marketing year from July 1 to November 6, 2023, Ukraine exported 9.8 million tonnes of grains and legumes. In the current MY, Ukrai...
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Posted on November 7, 2023

China’s imports grow in October

China's imports unexpectedly rose in October, while exports contracted at a quicker pace. Indicators that showed the world's second-largest economy facing ...
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Posted on November 6, 2023

Automobile exports S. Korea

South Korean exports are now in positive territory after a year of declines. According to figures released by Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and...
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Posted on November 3, 2023

UK poultry exports to Japan secured after market access approval

A new market access deal which will benefit UK farmers, meat processors and exporters has secured exports of cooked poultry meat to Japan, according to the...
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Posted on November 2, 2023

Some Dutch exports boom

Countries near the borders of Russia have experienced a boom in trade with the Netherlands, with Dutch exports to Kazakhstan up almost 50%. International t...
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Posted on November 1, 2023

Dutch exports to Russia fall

Dutch exports to Russia fell significantly last year but rose to several neighbouring countries, according to figures from national statistics agency CBS. ...
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Posted on October 31, 2023

South Africa Poultry industry welcomes permission for imports

The South Africa Poultry Association (Sapa) welcomed the opening up of imports to fertile eggs for hatcheries including products such as powder and liquid ...
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Posted on October 30, 2023

Canada’s electronics export rules

One of Canada’s largest electronics recycling companies, says that government plans to restrict e-scrap exports will complicate – but certainly not deb...
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Posted on October 27, 2023

Turkish Textile industry hopes for exports to US

A delegation from the leading Turkish textile/apparel associations recently travelled to the U.S., hoping to boost exports. Over 40 Turkish companies at...
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Posted on October 26, 2023

Strike closes St Lawrence Seaway freight corridor

Shipping on the St Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Erie stopped on Sunday after 361 workers in the Unifor labour union in Ontario and Quebec walk...
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Posted on October 25, 2023

British freight ship sinks

The Dutch authorities have given up the search for survivors after a collision between two freight ships in the North Sea. The accident happened early thi...
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Posted on October 24, 2023

Pakistan Textile exports contract

Textile and clothing exports from Pakistan fell for third month in a row due to growing production costs and a liquidity crunch. The export value of texti...
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Posted on October 20, 2023

Indonesia to cut garlic import

The Agriculture Ministry plans to reduce garlic imports next year by roughly 40 percent to help domestic production. The Head of the National Food Agency ...
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Posted on October 19, 2023

China Increased Imports From BRI Countries

China is importing more and more agricultural products from countries along the 'Belt and Road Initiative', including Georgian wine and Kazakhstani flour a...
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Posted on October 18, 2023

Better quota system for NZ exports

The way government of New Zealand regulates the amount of dairy products a company can export is to change, but it will be at least a year before this come...
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Posted on October 17, 2023

Australian Backs Coastal Shipping

A newly-released report in Australia makes recommendations on shipping policy and regulatory reforms which could improve commercial conditions for Australi...
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Posted on October 16, 2023

Kenya Horticultural exports

Kenya exports over 65 percent of its cut flowers to the Netherlands. while the rest are sold directly to wholesalers and retail outlets such as supermarket...
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Posted on October 13, 2023

Kenya agriculture exports rise

In July Kenya shipped out the highest volume of horticultural produce in more than two years, supported by increased demand from export markets. Latest ...
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Posted on October 11, 2023

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